A friend asked me for help on how I prepare music for musical theater so here’s a couple notes that may be obvious, or not. These notes are for community theater productions which in my experience usually have about three months of rehearsal time before opening.
A Father’s Love
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTHvTSBhl5s
My cousin sent me this. Dare you to watch it and not be moved…
A son asked asked his father, ‘Dad will you take part in a marathon with me?’ The father who, despite having a heart condition, says ‘Yes’.
They went on to complete the marathon together.
Father and son went on to join other marathons, the father always saying ‘Yes’ to his son’s request of going through another race together.
One day, the son asked his father, ‘Dad, let’s join the Ironman together.’ To which, his father, as always, said ‘Yes’ too.
For those who don’t know, Ironman is the toughest triathlon ever. The race encompasses three endurance events of a 2.4 mile ocean swim, followed by a 112 mile bike ride, and ending with a 26.2 mile marathon along the coast of the Big Island .
Father and son went on to complete the race together. Watch the video to see them both in action…
(If video is not showing on this page, visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTHvTSBhl5s )
Starbucks to close 600 US Stores
Starbucks coffee announced it will be closing 600 stores and relocating employees to existing stores. Very sad news for all us coffee lovers. A moment of silence?
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/07/01/starbucks.closings.ap/index.htmlÂ
Beware of Dog
 
A friend sent me this. An actual tombstone from a front lawn. “Here he lies all stiff and hard – The last darn dog that crapped in this yard.”
Hancock Movie
Hancock starts playing July 2, 2008. Starring Will Smith – The story of a super hero that has some personal issues. Looks very funny. Check out trailers and the official Hancock movie site at http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/hancock/
For locals in Macau – it will start playing at the Macau Tower on July 3, 2008.
Update – Oops – Hancock film gets a bad review:
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/01/review.hancock/index.html
Freddy Fender Song in Movie – Hey! A friend wrote me that they thought one of the songs used in the movie was interesting. I saw the movie and in one of the jail scenes heard Freddy Fender’s “Wasted Days and Wasted Nights”! That was a nice surprise. I think I played that song about a thousand times when I was touring with Freddy. RIP Freddy – we still love you and remember you!
Friends in Macau
Macau Nightclubs and Bars
Macau (SAR) China listing of popular clubs and bars for Westerners (farangs and gwilos). Please add comments to add to the list or submit your own comments about the best clubs in Macau, Taipa and the Cotai Strip. Macau island is located off mainland China south of Hong Kong.
*UPDATE* – Please read comments for updates on the Macau scene, things are always changing.
Russian Bar Acrobatics
httpv://youtube.com/watch?v=PRJxJdgc4Ng
Definition of Heresy
“I believe the general rule of thumb in these matters is that the guy on the other side of the fence is the one guilty of holding heretical views.”
I saw that posted today on one of my religion discussion forums. I really thought it was fantastic and caused me to stop and think about it for quite a while. I guess the paradym shift to remember on this is that while our side of the fence seems like home – there is indeed another side (several) to that fence that others see equally or stronger as home also…
Joe Cocker – Woodstock 1969 Lyrics
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4_MsrsKzMM
The real lyrics Joe Cocker sang at Woodstock in 1969 – “With a Little Help From My Friends” translation.